These days, everyone’s talking about per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) — what they are, why they’re important, and how we can prevent their harmful effects on people and our planet. But how mu...
In a world continuously faced with environmental challenges, analyzing drinking water for contaminants is essential to protect public health. If your lab analyzes drinking water — and if you’re seekin...
Analyzing contaminant and nutrient levels in drinking, surface and wastewater is a critical step in protecting aquatic habitats and maintaining safe drinking water supplies. However, traditional wet c...
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are semi-volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons that were used extensively in the middle of the 20th century to protect crops, livestock, and buildings from insect damage. ...
The summer of 2022 left its historical mark as our planet and its people faced the impacts of climate change. Countries around the world experienced extreme heat waves, widespread droughts and torrent...
More than 100 tons of dead fish have been hauled out of the River Oder, which flows along part of Poland's border with Germany. Officials warned people not to enter the water while the Polish governme...
It was springtime this year when the new Thermo Scientific GC and GC-MS product portfolio was announced during an exciting Innovation Summit virtual event. A series of interesting presentations touchi...
Happy Earth Day! Proposed by peace activist John McConnel at a UNESCO conference in 1960 and founded on April 22, 1970, by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day demonstrates support for environmental...
This listicle lays out the current state of the PFAS crisis in Europe and the measures being taken to address the issue of these forever compounds in our environment. Per- and polyfluorinated substanc...
The 2022 theme of World Water Day (March 22) is Groundwater - making the invisible, visible. Why is this important? It is estimated there is over a thousand times more water in the ground than on the ...
Every week I come across a new article relating to pesticides. Just this week I was reading about a peer-reviewed study in Germany that shows glyphosate and dozens of other pesticides can travel throu...
Growing up, my Mom used to say I would win a Nobel Prize one day. I did not fully grasp the worldly accomplishment nor the impact of such a prize until I started working toward my doctorate in bioinor...
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (sVOCs) are all around us, emitted by industrial chimneys and vehicle exhaust pipes, as well as materials such as paints, cleaning...
Curiosity is the primary driver of science. But developing natural curiosity into scientific thinking and motivation to uncover the endless wonders of nature is a difficult task. The Information Techn...
In my previous blog article on the topic of the role of elemental analysis in making energy greener, I covered lithium-ion batteries. In this second of three articles, I’ll explore the realm of biofue...
Enzymes, such as proteases, lipases, amylases and cellulases, are highly efficient at breaking down tough-to-remove stains and are commonly added to household detergents to improve their performance. ...
In the drive toward a future no longer dependent on burning fossil fuels for energy generation, several technologies have become front runners in the race to reduce carbon emissions and improve air qu...
It was Pittcon 2019 when the Thermo Scientific™ TriPlus 500 Headspace Autosampler was introduced to the market of volatiles organic compounds (VOC) sampling for GC and GC-MS. Thermo Scientific TriPlus...
Courtesy of IS-X.Why is plastic — having a lifespan of several hundred years or more — widely used for disposable tools and containers? This is a paradoxical question that is hard to answer, but it pr...
This week, I had to carry out a task I rarely need to do these days. One of the lamps in the ceiling light blew when I was preparing the coffee maker for its daily service. While searching unsuccessfu...
PSA: Climate change is real!Melting glaciers and the extinction of polar bears. Dead coral reefs and acidification of the ocean. Increased droughts and raging wildfires. A warming ocean and stronger h...
Hello once again to those of you who joined my previous ICP-MS expeditions through Group 1, Group 2 and Groups 3 and 4 of the Periodic Table, and welcome to those of you who have only just joined me o...
Wastewater (i.e., sewage) testing for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) can be helpful to public health agencies and government officials as a novel complement to existing COVID-19 surveilla...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination is still a growing area of concern in all areas of the environment. The presence of these substances in drinking water is one of the most impor...
The average person consumes approximately 58 gallons of water every year. It is essential that we have regulations in place to ensure that our water is safe to drink. Volatile organic compounds, or VO...
Using isotope fingerprints to improve protection of the environment In the first post of this interview, Dr. Andi Smith and Dr. Jack Lacey from the National Environmental Isotope Facility, Nottingham,...
Spring is upon us and all over the world people are out in their gardens planting their seeds for harvesting in the summertime. In my garden, this is a small operation with just a few chili peppers, s...
Whenever you think about a chromatographic analysis it’s easy to think about the sample, including the corresponding injections, like blanks, calibration standards and check standards, combined in one...
March 22nd 2020 was World Water Day, started by the United Nations and has been held every year since 1993. This is a day to raise awareness of water issues, and this year was focussed on the link to ...
The days of limiting your routine trace elemental analysis workflow productivity are over. The launch of a new series of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) instruments ...
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